Railroad-rail brace



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L. LAROHAR.

RAILROAD RAIL BRAGE.

No. 318,634. Patented May 26. 1885.

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ilniTnio STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS LAROHAR, OF CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA.

RAILROAD-RAIL BRACE.

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of one of my improved railroad-rail braces shown in connection with a tie and rail. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a brace. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan view of abraeeblank before being bent.

The especial object of my invention is to provide braces for securing railroad-rails in place upon ties and holding the said rails from being forced outward or spread by the lateral pressure of the engine and car wheels.

Theinvention relates to a railroad-rail brace made of a right-angled plate having a recess at its right angle, and bent at right angles to form a base-plate, and a wing having its acute angle bent downward to form a point to be driven into the tie, and perforated to receive the fastening-spikes, whereby the said I) ace will hold the rail to its seat, and will support the said rail against the outward pressure of the engine and car wheels, as will be hereinafter fully described and then claimed.

A represents a railroad-rail tie, and B represents a railroad-rail, both of which are made in the ordinary manner. The brace is formed of a plate of iron or steel, made in the shape of a right-angled triangle, having a recess, G, at the right angle. The plate is then bent at right angles at a distance from the angle of the recess 0 about equal to the thickness of a base'flange of a rail, B, at its edge, thus forming a base-plate, D, and a wing, E. The recess C is so formed that the end of the baseplate D will fit squarely against the edge of the baseflange of the rail, the lower edge of PIZCIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 318,634, dated May 26, 1885,

Application filed February 18, 1885.

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the projecting part of the wing E will fit upon the upper side of the said base-flange, and the end of the said wing will fit against the web of the rail, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The sharp outer end of the brace is bent downward at right angles, forming a point, F, which is driven into the tie A, and serves as a spike for holding the brace in place. The base-plate D has two or more perforations, G, formed through it, through which spikes are driven into the tie A.

In using the brace the base-plate D is laid upon a tie, A, with its shoulder or inner end against the edge of the base-flange of the rail, and the end of the wing E against the web of the rail. The point F is then driven into the tie A, and spikes are driven into the tie A through the perforations Gin the said baseplate D. Vith this construction the brace D E will hold the rail B down to its seat, and at the same time will support the said rail against the outward pressure of the engine and car wheels.

Having thus described rnyinvention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A railroad-rail brace made, substantially as herein shown and described, of a right angled plate having a recess, 0, at its right angle and bent at right angles to form a baseplate, D, and a wing, E, having its acute angle bent downward to form a point, F, to be driven into the tie and perforated to receive the fastening-spikes, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the tie A and the rail 13, of the brace having a recess, 0, at its right angles, having its acute angle bent downward to form a point, and perforated to receive the fastening-spikes, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the rail will be held to its seat and will be supported against the outward pressure of the engine and car wheels, as set forth.

LE\VIS LAROHAR.

Vitnesses:

A. B. VAN ALLEADA, G. P. EMERSON. 

